After spending last season on-loan at Fulham and playing reasonably well, it was seen as somewhat of a new signing when Chris Martin returned to Gary Rowett’s squad this summer.

The 28-year-old began his career at Norwich City, and made 117 appearances and scored 34 times for the East Anglian club – either side of loan spells at Luton Town, Crystal Palace, Swindon Town and then Derby County.

The Rams decided to sign Martin permanently in 2013 and despite struggling this season, the powerful striker has enjoyed success during his time at Pride Park, scoring 25 in all competitions during the 2013-14 campaign

In his debut season for the club, the Rams narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League with defeat in the play-off final.

Chris Martin in action for Derby County at Barnsley (Image: Andy Clarke)

Another two strong seasons followed, with Martin finding the net 21 and 14 times respectively in 2014/15 and 2015/16.

A year on-loan at Fulham in 2016-17 where he hit double figures again (with 10) in the Championship further cemented his quality at that level and proved his value as an asset to Derby.

That consistency has seen Martin represent Scotland on 12 occasions, scoring three goals.

In total Martin has scored 63 times for Derby County in 150 appearances with a career grand total of 413 games and 129 goals in all competitions.